Marquis de Bullion

The Marquis de Bullion (died 1789) was a nobleman of the Kingdom of France. Oppressive to the poor people of the city of Paris, Bullion was killed in the storming of the Jardin du Luxembourg, thrown out a window and beheaded.

Biography
The Marquis de Bullion was the owner of a large mansion in the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) in the French capital of Paris, and hated the poor people of the city. In 1789, while having a ball with several uppercrust nobles of the city, his mansion was assaulted by the peasants, led by Arno-Victor Dorian. Bullion was cornered as his guards were killed and as chaos reigned, and he pleaded for mercy from the rioters. Instead, he was thrown from a window to his death - the angry crowd beat on his palpitating body and proceeded to cut his head off and mount it on a pike. His death set off the French Revolution, which overthrew King Louis XVI of France and resulted in the purge of the priests, nobles, generals, officers, royalist sympathizers, and non-revolutionary citizens.